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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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